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Verified APSE🥇-winning SE | @lubbockonline, Gannett TX HS sports editor | [email protected] | @SJI_Update ‘08 | Journalist, not cheerleader | 915 born
Joined March 2009
TTU's Marcus Santos-Silva on his free throws: "Once I got fouled, my teammates all told me they had confidence in me. And Davion (Warren) came up and told me to, 'Do it for your dad, do it for your dad.' And before I shot, I told Davion, 'I got you.' And I did my normal routine.".
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Texas Tech's Chris Beard on being asked by SVP about going to his first Final Four compared to eight by MSU's Tom Izzo. "I've been to like 24 Final Fours, I was drinking draft beer in the lobbies. This is the first one I get to coach in. But I've been to the Final Four.".
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Texas Tech head coach Mark Adams has been named a finalist for the Naismith Men's Coach of the Year award.
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Adonis Arms: "This is the best team I've been a part of.".
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Texas Tech coach Chris Beard On Jahmi’us Ramsey’s dunk in the first half.
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"Feel like we just let Texas Tech fans and everybody behind us down," Texas Tech's Jaylon Tyson said. "I can tell ya one thing. We're going to try to come back better than ever. We're going to regroup and figure this thing out. Figure out how to get Texas Tech back on the map.".
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Full-page ad from Kliff Kingsbury, which appeared Monday in the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.
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Montana State coach Danny Sprinkle: “That’s the best defensive team in the country for a reason. … When they start making 3s, I don’t know if there’s anyone in the tournament that can beat them.”.
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Tortillas fly at tipoff and got to the UT bench. Chris Beard tossed it back.
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Texas Tech’s De’Vion Harmon gets emotional when asked about the victory.
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Just throwing it out on Twitter: Mark Adams, Coach of the Year candidate?.
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When Texas Tech football coach Joey McGuire meets Ric Flair this week.
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Texas Tech coach Mark Adams: “We’re not finished. I promise you that, we’re not finished.”.
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I think it's safe to say, Sonny Cumbie turned this team around with his pump jack mentality and, in the process, Louisiana Tech saw and pounced on the opportunity to get an up-and-coming coach.
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Texas Tech coach Mark Adams: “I had no idea how special this team would be. … They exceeded all of my expectations.”
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Mark Adams on what his younger self at Texas Tech would tell the head coach he is now: "Dream big dreams, and don't ever give up. I give God all the credit.".
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Texas Tech's Josh Jung on coach Tim Tadlock's message after the win: "Stay humble and keep the horses in the back.".
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Kansas coach Bill Self on Texas Tech: “They’re gonna be a tough matchup for anybody in America. … Bryson Williams is a superstar.”.
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Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski on what Texas Tech reminds him of.
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TJ Shannon: "We just watched Oklahoma beat Baylor and I feel like that fueled us more. And we also saw Texas had a 20-point lead and they blew it. "So we knew any team could win today. And we did our best to come out strong and once we got the lead, we kept our foot on the gas.".
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OU's Porter Moser on Texas Tech: "That defense is elite.".
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Drew up a sign and flew from Ohio to see Kevin Obanor in Lubbock. He got his monies worth thanks to assistant Corey Williams.
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Beard on Owens playing: "Tariq and his camp will never talk about it, but I proudly will. Guy's not supposed to play today. Major, major high ankle sprain. There's been guys in the Big 12 that were out for a month with that. Just didn't want to let his teammate down.".
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Texas Tech coach Chris Beard's answer when asked for comment on last night's celebrations in Lubbock.
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TTU coach Beard: “I’ve always tried to put the game is player’s hands. Those are situations we practice, we call them ‘Chaos.’ We knew the objective. I thought Kyler made the right play. He knew that we were only down 2. I love my players and I’m really proud of them.”.
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I’m told there about 450-500 people out there — right now.
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Sports front for Monday's edition of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Time for Marcus Madness.
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Matt Wells was a good dude and did things the right way. Wins and losses are how a head coach is judged and he’s well aware of that.
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Texas Tech men’s basketball coach Chris Beard following the 69-58 loss to No. 2 Duke.
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Purdue’s Vincent Edwards came into the Tech locker room and shook hands with all of the Red Raiders.
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Texas Tech interim head football coach Sonny Cumbie with an opening statement on the last 24 hours.
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Texas Tech head football coach Matt Wells opens his postgame press conference with thoughts on Odessa/Midland.
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Hot take: If Texas Tech plays like this consistently, they'll win games.
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Texas Tech’s Jarrett Culver declaring for the NBA Draft.
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TTU coach Mark Adams has been named a Naismith Men's Coach of the Year semifinalist. The list of 10 to be narrowed down to finalists March 18.
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Special guest in attendance at Tech baseball: Fardaws Aimaq, a Red Raider basketball target. On a visit till Thursday.
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Texas Tech coach Chris Beard with an opening statement on the 85-60 victory and realizes he has a wedding to attend thanks to a sellout crowd.
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Texas Tech coach Mark Adams on Terrence Shannon, Jr. "He could have stayed out, but he wanted to go in. He went to work, played hard. Give him a lot of credit.". Shannon netted nine points and had three rebounds, two assists and zero turnovers.
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Texas Tech coach Chris Beard is asking season ticket holders to step up and use their tickets or give them to someone who can.
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Can confirm Kevin Obanor is back on campus. But, there’s no announcement. Would be a significant piece for Red Raiders next season if he returns.
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Texas Tech coach Tim Tadlock: “I mean, honestly, I think the better team won today.”.
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TTU’s Adams on Baylor matchup: “I told the team there’s 350-plus teams in Division I and all of them would like a chance or the opportunity play against the No. 1 team in the country. That’s what it is, an opportunity for us to come in here and play a great team and get better.”.
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“We are going to play defense at Texas Tech,” Joey McGuire.
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Marcus Santos-Silva on message TTU sent with a 25-9 mark: "Just showing that we all could fight and just prove people wrong this year. No one thought at the beginning of the year that we would make it to the Big 12 Championship and probably get a high seed in the tournament.".
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Terrence Shannon, Jr. returns to the bench. Looks to be OK. Goodness.
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Texas Tech coach Chris Beard on the victory over West Virginia.
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Texas Tech coach Chris Beard cracks a rare smile when Jahmi'us Ramsey talks about Holyfield's three straight blocks. "I never thought I’d see the day Jahmi’us Ramsey is talking about defense.".
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The friendly exchange on TJ Holyfield blocks.Ramsey: "Those blocks were major. I don't know if I've ever been more happy for a defensive play, personally.".Beard: "I never though I'd see this day. Jahmi'us Ramsey is talking about defense. This is a special day.".
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Unsung hero of the game, per Mark Adams is Daniel Batcho: "I asked Daniel, to start the second half, 'Are you ready?' And he goes, 'Yeah, I'm ready to play coach.'."He certainly was.".
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Might be my highest-viewed Tweet of the year. Fardaws Aimaq walking onto the court.
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Sonny Cumbie returned, along with other assistants, and that staff truly gave this team everything they had. It all culminated in a program-changing, program-defining -- or however you want to call it -- victory.
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Texas Tech a three seed and will take on Northern Kentucky on Friday.
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Kevin McCullar on his ankle: “My health is great now. My ankle’s healed up all the way, I’m feeling good, thanks to Mike Neal our trainer.”.
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Confirmed Tyler JC quarterback Nick Gerber is transferring to Texas Tech. Former Levelland signal caller, who holds #txhsfb single-season records: 5,617 yards and 77 touchdowns, will be a preferred walk-on.
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Texas Tech’s Kevin Obanor on his reaction to Mark Adams suspension.
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Texas Tech coach Mark Adams on Duke’s coach Mike Krzyzewski, who will retire at the end of the season: “I’m more worried about him retiring me.”.
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Texas Tech's Mark Adams: "This is the first time we really feel like we've been whipped. But it happens and you just lick your wounds, learn from it and move on.".
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Texas Tech’s Bryson Williams on the double-overtime loss and what was learned.
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Texas Tech’s Davion Warren on his offensive struggles and being able to bounce back.
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Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire on mentor Matt Rhule being hired at Nebraska.
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Texas Tech men’s basketball team will arrive at the Womble Practice Facility around 4 p.m. today, per release. Fans are encouraged to welcome the team back.
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Last time Fearless Champion makes this run in the stadium. Seems apropos that it’s a night game.
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“Wow, it hits home when I finally see my name and March Madness.”
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Texas Tech interim coach Corey Williams on his reaction to getting to lead the team in the Big 12 Conference.
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Texas Tech men’s basketball players and staff in the group.
The silent march for George Floyd has begun. Organizers chose 8 pm to start, a reference to the 8 minutes George was unable to breathe leading to his death.
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New skyline at Jones AT&T Stadium. Still needs a few things, but the Double T appears to be set.
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CONFIRMED: Tech is expected to provide Mark Adams with a new contract, via Tech source. Jon Rothstein reported earlier it was a five-year deal. Tech source says reporting on terms is premature. In Adams's first year, TTU finished with 27-10 record and advanced to Sweet 16.
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Texas Tech is expected to name Baylor assistant Joey McGuire as the next head coach, three sources told A-J Media on Sunday. Help from @AJ_DonWilliams . #WreckEm.
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“Don Williams, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.”.David Yost: “Hey, Don. Been reading your Tweets.”.Don: “Thanks.”
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UT, Texas Tech come out to a raucous crowd. And Chris Beard to boos.
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Texas Tech’s Tariq Owens, Norense Odiase and Matt Mooney throwing out the ceremonial first pitch.
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Texas Tech’s Kevin Obanor on Mark Adams’ message at halftime.
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Texas Tech coach Chris Beard on Joel Ntambwe having his transfer waiver denied by the NCAA.
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Off the top of my head.
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Texas Tech legend Tariq Owens being the voice of reason to the student section. Imploring a raucous atmosphere and no throwing things onto the court.
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Texas Tech’s Mark Adams: “Make good decisions and don't do anything that would hurt our team or throw anything, toss anything on the floor that might give us a technical and change the momentum of the game.”
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Texas Tech football coach Joey McGuire still has some juice. Also says his dog is coming back home.
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Getting called out for not asking a question -- keeping me on my toes. Never change Chris Beard.
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Texas Tech coach Mark Adams on KJ Allen's status: "He's been sick, but he's OK. We just thought it best for him to rest and stay away from our guys. But he should be back at practice on Thursday.".
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Texas Tech coach Mark Adams, "We took a lot of those punches and a lot of them were on the chin. We didn't really block any of them. They came at us pretty hard. I was really pleased with the resilience.".
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